diff --git a/modules/route_replies.cpp b/modules/route_replies.cpp
index 7d124061..7f899e5b 100644
--- a/modules/route_replies.cpp
+++ b/modules/route_replies.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ class CRouteRepliesMod : public CModule {
     EModRet OnUserRaw(CString& sLine) override {
         CString sCmd = sLine.Token(0).AsUpper();
 
-        if (!GetNetwork()->GetIRCSock()) return CONTINUE;
+        if (!GetNetwork()->GetIRCSock() ||
+            !GetNetwork()->GetIRCSock()->IsConnected())
+            return CONTINUE;
 
         if (sCmd.Equals("MODE")) {
             // Check if this is a mode request that needs to be handled